Operações de traçamento de madeira em povoamentos de eucalipto com a presença e ausência de corredores ecológicos: reflexos no rendimento e custos

apresentar perímetro linear para a distribuição das pilhas serviço corredor de árvores, rendimento operacional Abstract This study aims to analyze the operational performance of the grapple saw in Eucalyptus grandis Hill stands with and without the influence of ecological corridors, as well as to verify the feasibility of building a service branch for the grapple saw parallel to existing native vegetation. In the technical analysis, the operational efficiency, mechanical availability, and productivity of the machine were determined. In the financial viability analysis, the costs of the grapple saw in wood processing were determined by application in two projects (with and without the presence of an ecological corridor) and with the construction of a parallel service branch next to the native vegetation. The grapple saw showed high mechanical availability and operational efficiency in the two evaluated projects. The main factors that influence the duration of its operational cycle and productivity were the average volume per tree and average height of the wooden cuttings. The effective productivity of this machine was higher in the PG1 project (devoid of ecological corridors) because it has a larger linear perimeter for the distribution of wooden piles and consequently, their lower heights. The construction of a service branch parallel to the ecological corridor proved